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San Francisco

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Created by Amanda Bullock • Updated On: July 5, 2014
City Lights Bookstore is one of San Francisco.

1. City Lights Bookstore

9.2
261 Columbus Ave (at Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Chinatown · 129 tips and reviews
Green Apple Books is one of San Francisco.

2. Green Apple Books

9.5
506 Clement St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Inner Richmond · 69 tips and reviews
The Booksmith is one of San Francisco.

3. The Booksmith

9.2
1644 Haight St (btwn Clayton & Cole St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Haight Ashbury · 45 tips and reviews
Dog Eared Books is one of San Francisco.

4. Dog Eared Books

9.5
900 Valencia St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Mission District · 43 tips and reviews
Books Inc. is one of San Francisco.

5. Books Inc.

2275 Market St (at 16th St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Castro · 7 tips and reviews
Cliff House is one of San Francisco.

6. Cliff House

1090 Point Lobos (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · 140 tips and reviews
Tartine Bakery is one of San Francisco.

7. Tartine Bakery

9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews
Humphry Slocombe is one of San Francisco.

8. Humphry Slocombe

9.1
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews
Anchor & Hope is one of San Francisco.

9. Anchor & Hope

83 Minna St (at 2nd St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · SoMa · 174 tips and reviews
State Bird Provisions is one of San Francisco.

10. State Bird Provisions

8.6
1529 Fillmore St (btwn Geary & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 219 tips and reviews
Book Passage is one of San Francisco.

11. Book Passage

8.1
One Ferry Building #42, San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Financial District · 14 tips and reviews
Omnivore Books on Food is one of San Francisco.

12. Omnivore Books on Food

8.6
3885 Cesar Chavez St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Noe Valley · 29 tips and reviews
826 Valencia is one of San Francisco.

13. 826 Valencia

8.4
826 Valencia St (btw 19th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Student Center · Mission Dolores · 29 tips and reviews
Muir Woods National Monument is one of San Francisco.

14. Muir Woods National Monument

9.2
1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, CA
National Park · 244 tips and reviews
Bluxome Street Winery is one of San Francisco.

15. Bluxome Street Winery

8.1
53 Bluxome St (btwn 4th & 5th), San Francisco, CA
Winery · SoMa · 26 tips and reviews
Alcatraz Island is one of San Francisco.

16. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews
House of Nanking is one of San Francisco.

17. House of Nanking

7.5
919 Kearny St (btwn Jackson St. & Pacific Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Jiangsu Restaurant · North Beach · 209 tips and reviews
Chef Jia's Restaurant is one of San Francisco.

18. Chef Jia's Restaurant

925 Kearny St (Columbus), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · North Beach · 18 tips and reviews
Angel Island State Park is one of San Francisco.

19. Angel Island State Park

9.1
Angel Island State Park, Tiburon, CA
State or Provincial Park · 39 tips and reviews
Ferry Building Marketplace is one of San Francisco.

20. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores Park is one of San Francisco.

21. Mission Dolores Park

9.4
Dolores & Church St (btwn 18th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission Dolores · 505 tips and reviews
Zeitgeist is one of San Francisco.

22. Zeitgeist

8.8
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
California Academy of Sciences is one of San Francisco.

23. California Academy of Sciences

9.4
55 Music Concourse Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Golden Gate Park · 510 tips and reviews
Southern Pacific Brewing is one of San Francisco.

24. Southern Pacific Brewing

8.4
620 Treat Ave (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Mission District · 289 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Park is one of San Francisco.

25. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews
Outerlands is one of San Francisco.

26. Outerlands

8.7
4001 Judah St (at 45th Ave), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 259 tips and reviews
Hotel Carlton is one of San Francisco.

27. Hotel Carlton

7.1
1075 Sutter Street (at Larkin), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · 53 tips and reviews
Zuni Café is one of San Francisco.

28. Zuni Café

8.8
1658 Market St (at Rose St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Civic Center · 318 tips and reviews
Burma Superstar is one of San Francisco.

29. Burma Superstar

9.0
309 Clement St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 371 tips and reviews
Mission Chinese Food is one of San Francisco.

30. Mission Chinese Food

8.0
2234 Mission St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Mission District · 314 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the salt cod fried rice is delicious. Yum!

Kingdom of Dumpling is one of San Francisco.

31. Kingdom of Dumpling

7.8
1713 Taraval St (btwn 27th & 28th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Parkside · 142 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the soup dumplings are delicious. Yum!

Anchor Oyster Bar is one of San Francisco.

32. Anchor Oyster Bar

9.0
579 Castro St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Castro · 130 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the clam chowder is delicious. Yum!

Ocean Beach is one of San Francisco.

33. Ocean Beach

9.4
Point Lobos Ave (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Outer Sunset · 267 tips and reviews
Baker Beach is one of San Francisco.

34. Baker Beach

9.4
1504 Pershing Dr (at Lincoln Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Presidio National Park · 140 tips and reviews
Bar Tartine is one of San Francisco.

35. Bar Tartine

561 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Mission District · 156 tips and reviews
Benu is one of San Francisco.

36. Benu

8.1
22 Hawthorne St (at Howard St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 93 tips and reviews
Boulette's Larder is one of San Francisco.

37. Boulette's Larder

7.5
1 Ferry Building Ste 48 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Financial District · 60 tips and reviews
Taqueria El Farolito is one of San Francisco.

38. Taqueria El Farolito

9.2
2779 Mission St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 391 tips and reviews
Swan Oyster Depot is one of San Francisco.

39. Swan Oyster Depot

8.4
1517 Polk St (btwn Sacramento & California St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 220 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of San Francisco.

40. The Alembic

8.7
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Bar Agricole is one of San Francisco.

41. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 213 tips and reviews
Heirloom Café is one of San Francisco.

42. Heirloom Café

9.1
2500 Folsom St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 69 tips and reviews
YogaWorks San Francisco is one of San Francisco.

43. YogaWorks San Francisco

1823 Divisadero St. (at Pine), San Francisco, CA
Yoga Studio · Lower Pacific Heights · 30 tips and reviews
Soup Junkie is one of San Francisco.

44. Soup Junkie

388 Market St (btwn Front & Beale), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 20 tips and reviews
Taqueria La Cumbre is one of San Francisco.

45. Taqueria La Cumbre

7.6
28 N B St (at Baldwin Ave.), San Mateo, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown San Mateo · 31 tips and reviews
Monk’s Kettle is one of San Francisco.

46. Monk’s Kettle

3141 16th St (at Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 317 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of San Francisco.

47. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of San Francisco.

48. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 46 tips and reviews
Puerto Alegre is one of San Francisco.

49. Puerto Alegre

8.1
546 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 106 tips and reviews
Smitten Ice Cream is one of San Francisco.

50. Smitten Ice Cream

432 Octavia St #1A (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Hayes Valley · 344 tips and reviews
Roka Akor is one of San Francisco.

51. Roka Akor

8.7
801 Montgomery St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Jackson Square · 70 tips and reviews
Gaia Italian Cafe is one of San Francisco.

52. Gaia Italian Cafe

251 E Houston St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 130 tips and reviews